The Spring 2005 edition of Belmont’s award-winning Circle magazine is now out, containing a variety of stories including a look at an unusual mission trip; profiles of a second-generation Belmont Bruins baseball player Wilson Tucker Jr., Belmont benefactor Gordon E. Inman, and new Vice President of Spiritual Development Todd Lake; a look at Belmont’s fast-growing public relations major, features on Homecoming and Spring 2005 Commencement, a variety of news updates, and much more. If you haven’t received your copy in the mail yet, you can read it online here.
Spring 2005 Circle
Mythic Power
Dr. Amy Sturgis, professor of liberal studies, comments on the power and popularity of myths in literature and movies, in an article in the July 10 Denver Post that examines why “America’s 21st century has been particularly awash in it, with a bulk of the age’s signature entertainment events reveling in myth.”
Marketable Skills
Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University, is quoted in this week’s Nashville Business Journal, discussing why economics is a popular undergraduate major these days. Cornwall “says the upswing correlates with perceptions about finding post-graduate jobs,” reports NBJ.
Dr. Bennett Named Educator in the Newsroom Fellow
Dr. Sybril Bennett, executive director of Belmont’s New Century Journalism program, recently was named a 2005 Educator in the Newsroom Fellow by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. As part of the fellowship, Bennett spent a month working for WTVF-TV (NewsChannel5) in Nashville. Now in its sixth year, EIN Fellowships place broadcast journalism professors in radio or television newsrooms for a month-long work experience each summer.
Cusic Appearances on CMT
Country Music Television (CMT) presented a special on patriotic songs over the July 4 holiday and Don Cusic, professor of music business at Belmont, was a special commentator on the show. Featured artists on the show included Aaron Tippin, Bill Anderson, Darryl Worley, Chely Wright and others. Cusic is also a special commentator on a show featuring “Independence Day” by Martina McBride.
Ukraine Journal Chronicles Sports Evangelism Mission Trip
The students, faculty and staff members who participated in a sports evangelism mission trip to Ukraine in June have returned, but the trip itself lives on in The Ukraine Journal, an online trip diary about the mission trip to the cities of Kiev and Zhitomir.
Dr. Susan West Promoted to Associate VP
Dr. Susan West has been promoted to the position of Associate Vice President for Presidential Affairs at Belmont University. In this role Dr. West will continue to execute presidential initiatives and will also provide oversight for Curb Event Center operations, the Athletics Department, and Auxiliary Services. Dr. West recently received a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Peabody College, Vanderbilt University’s college of education and human development.
Cusic Featured on CMT July 4th
Country Music Television (CMT) will present a special on the “Greatest Patriotic Songs” in country music history over the July 4th holiday and Don Cusic, professor of Music Business at Belmont University, is a special commentator on this show. The show will premier on Saturday evening, July 2, at 9 p.m. CDT. Featured artists on the show include Aaron Tippin, Bill Anderson, Darryl Worley, Chely Wright and others. The show will be repeated on Monday, July 4th at 11:30 a.m. CDT. Precedding the July 4th show will be a special feature on the song “Independence Day” by Martina McBride; Cusic is also a special commentator on the show.
Cornwall Chairs Global Conference on Entrepreneurship
Dr Jeff Cornwall, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University, is chairing the 50th Annual Meeting of the International Council for Small Business all this week in Washington DC, where more than 600 attendees from around the world are exchanging ideas about educating entrepreneurs and about public policy issues related to entrepreneurship.
Belmont Wins A-Sun Academic Trophy For Fourth Year in a Row
Belmont University has won the Atlantic Sun Conference’s All-Academic Trophy for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, becoming the only school in league history to win the award four times. The award, announced today, is given annually to the conference school with the greatest percentage of student-athletes earning a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the end of the academic year.
“We are thrilled to capture this trophy for the fourth consecutive year,” said Mike Strickland, Director of Athletics. “Earning this honor is important to everyone on the Belmont campus and credit should be given to all of the hard work our academic staff, coaches, and especially our student-athletes have done over the past school year.”
